| Abstract
| - A large number of protic ionic liquids (PILs) have been found to mediate solvent−hydrocarbon interactions andpromote amphiphile self-assembly. Hexagonal, cubic, and lamellar lyotropic liquid crystalline phases were observedin PIL−hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide systems. The driving force for the formation of the self-assembledaggregate structures has been attributed to an entropic contribution to the free energy of association, analogous to thehydrophobic effect in water. The specific aggregate structures formed depend upon the cationic and anionic componentsof the PIL and their interactions with the amphiphiles.
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